Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., which unleashed the granddaddy of American fads, the Hula Hoop, on the world half a century ago along with another enduring leisure icon, the Frisbee, has died. He was 82.
Full obituary here. And the Wham-O story, over at Wikipedia, includes some Ulti-history.
I don't remember why, but when I first started playing Ultimate my first disc was a Wham-O, much to the amusement of the Ultimate-kids. But today I look back at that frisbee and wonder what I did with it in the end.
If you could have half as much fun in your life as this guy seems to have had, you'd be doing well. Wake at the UQ Staff Club this afternoon.
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